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NEBRASKA.—Hall; Fruit generally promising. | Iichardson: Fruit-crops generally 
failed. Neémaha: Destructive hail-storm. eS 
CALIFORNIA.—Sonoma : Fruit promising ; vintage promises a large and excellent 
yield. . Yuba: Crops short. . Placer: Better than for many years. Butte; Excellent. 
San Joaquin; All good; grape-crop will be enormous, Amada: Injured by terrifie 
storm. 5 
OREGON.—Clackamés: Injured by cold. 
Utan.—Kane: Prospects never better. Utah: Injurious frost, Beaver ; Tnjurious 
frost. 
AR1zONA.— Maricopa: Better than ever before; figs bearing full, 
MAPLE SUGAR AND MOLASSES. 
The product of maple-sugar during the past season declined about 10 
per cent. from the product of the previous season. The only States that 
equaled last year’s aggregate were Massachusetts, Connecticut, Penn- 
sylvania, and Michigan. The decline in maple-molasses has been at 
about the same rate. Only Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, and Indiana 
equaled last year’s product. The gradual decline of this branch of pro- 
duction is attested by the late census reports. In 1870. we produced 
28,443,645 pounds of maple-sugar and 6,503,323 gallons of molasses ; in 
1860 we produced 40,120,205. pounds of sugar and 14,965,996 gallons of 
molasses—a decrease of 11,676,560. pounds of sugar and of 8,460,673 
gallons of molasses in ten years. 
COWS. 
Tie condition of cows is above average in every State of the Union 
except Oregon, which reports 98 per cent. The highest condition is 
found in the States west of the Mississippi River, and the maximum, 113, 
in Kansas. Onthe Atlantic slope, Georgia reports 7 per cent. and Maine 
6 per cent. above average. In New, England and Middle States the 
range is slightly above; the South Atlantic States a little higher. The 
winter was generally favorable on the Atlantic slope for cattle. For- 
syth, Georgia, reports a disease of unknown character that had been 
two weeks raging at the date of the report. In some parts of Florida 
the dry winter had dwarfed the grasses, but, generally, the condition 
was good. Alabama and Texas report 8 per cent. above average. The 
southern inland States indicate an unusually good condition, averaging 
somewhat above the States north of the Ohio River. The dairy section of 
Michigan seems unusually well satisfied with the condition of cows, while 
in many localities in Indiana better care of this class of farm-animals, 
including better shelter,is noted. The same improvement is also indicated 
in the States west of the Mississippi River, where the merciful policy is 
illustrating its superior economic value. An unusually mild winter, how- 
ever, greatly assists in bringing about this result. On the Pacific coast, 
_ California is 3 per cent. above average and Oregon 2 per cent. below. 
MAINE.—Waldo: Looking remarkably well. Androscoggin: More being kept than 
usual, and they have come out very finely. 
MAssACHUSETTS.— Berkshire : Look well. 
New YorxK.— Albany: Fat. Washington: Came out in excellent condition, and are 
giving extra quantities of milk. 
VirGINIA.—Patrick: Lean, owing to searcity of food in the spring, but improving. 
GEORGIA.—Taylor: The cattle on the range are in fine order. Forsyth: Some disease 
has made its appearance in the last two weeks ; twelve or more cattle have died, mostly 
milch-cows. Worth: Cows have thrived well, owing to the mild winter. Wilcox: The 
dry winter and forward spring very favorable for cows, which are doing well—much 
better than last year. 
FLoripa.— Gadsden : Condition bad, owing to the dry winter which dwarfed the 
grasses. e 
TENNESSEE.— Bedford: Fat. 
